Sub-$100 Laptops Have Finally Arrived (3)
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Roman Phalanx writes "OLPC had promised that it would be possible to mass produce a sub-$100 laptop. The folks at OLPC tried to realize that dream by re-imagining what a laptop looks like. How large of screen and keyboard it has. What OS runs on the laptop. Now that OLPC has decided to super size their systems to run Windows XP, the $100 price point has slipped beyond their reach. A Chinese firm has realized ...
Once More, With Feeling: The Internet Isn't At Risk Of Running Out Of Bandwidth (1)
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For years, we've been hearing telco execs, telco lobbyists and politicians screaming over the coming death of the internet due to an "exaflood" of bandwidth, as things like internet video and bittorrent totally overwhelmed the internet infrastructure. There was little proof that this was actually an issue, and plenty of evidence suggesting that ordinary infrastructure upgrades would more than handle all expected growth. And, in the last few months we've been seeing more and more ...
Your Cameraphone: a Harbinger of a Massive Social Transformation (2)
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This article was written by Jamais Cascio in May of 2005. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective. This week, I spoke at the first MeshForum conference, held in Chicago. The following is an adaptation of my talk, which adapts some earlier material with some new observations. Fair warning: it's a long piece. I look forward to your comments. The photo at right is by Howard Greenstein, taken during my presentation. ...
Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up (Special Edition) (1)
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I wonder what people are talking about? Well, do not assume it was all good for Palin (there were plenty of excellent reviews). E&P staff: AP continues GOP cheerleading, giving pass to Palin, lauding atmosphere, while previously hitting Obama for dour tone. Separate AP fact checking article is here (Attacks, praise stretch truth at GOP convention). Too bad they don't read their own stuff. Margie Omero (pollster.com): The Palin Effect, Preliminary Results. Puts perspective on ...
Remember: Memory Record and Replay Handled by Same Cells (1)
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Researchers have discovered that the same nerve cells involved in forming memories also are involved in replaying them. The finding, published today in the online edition of Science, provides new insight into how complex memories are laid down in a single neuron (nerve cell) and how neural firing, or communication, patterns created during memory formation are maintained during recall. [More]
Cables To Go intros Trulink Wireless USB to VGA kit (1)
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Filed under: Displays Cables To Go, your one-stop-shop for all things cabled related appears to be aiming squarely for a sector of the market that's decidedly un-cableish... wireless transmission of VGA signals. The company is slated to demonstrate it's new "TruLink Wireless USB to VGA Adapter Kit" at this year's CEDIA, which utilizes UWB technology to toss your UXGA or WSXGA signals up to 30 feet away, and stream 720p over the same distances. Sure, ...
Was Darwin The Spicoli Of His Times? [Creation] (1)
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Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany are cast as married couple in Jon Amiel's biopic Creation about the life of Charles Darwin. Bettany will won't be donning much of the evolutionary theorist's mighty beard, because this picture promises to show us the life of a young Darwin, and his struggles. THR claims, "The scientist finds himself caught in a struggle between faith and reason, love and truth." I'm all for anything that shows "crazy" Darwin hot ...
Cube Corner Clock tells time from 3 sides (1)
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From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Funnypolynomial shares his creative take on the LEDkit solderless clock project, using a clear cube enclosure for a multifaceted display - very cool idea! (Hmmm, wonder how this might work out on a sphere ...) - Cube Corner Clock - 7:36 on Flickr LED Clock Kit -Red Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in DIY Projects | Digg this!
UCAS: Never Use The Words Dwarf Pygmy Or Midget (5)
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Can you help me pay my college tuition? I'm a bit short!(UCAS is the UK's centralized system for telling people they can't go to college.)Thanks to Steve!
Foxit Reader: A Free, Lightweight Adobe Alternative (2)
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If you’ve spent much time with Adobe’s applictions for working with PDFs, you know that they’re not the fastest applications under the sun, and they provide their share of annoyances when doing updates, and when uninstalling. For a free, alternative application you can turn to, Foxit Reader for Windows is a good choice. (There are also versions for Linux and mobile devices.) Foxit Reader is much smaller than Adobe Reader, so one of the best ...
I don't know nothin' (1)
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Earlier today I published a post about Sarah Palin that a few folks thought was sexist. After re-reading what I'd written, I changed the reference and put a note in the comments section that I'd flesh out my thoughts more in a separate post. This is that post. Another bit that stands out in my mind was something I was told by Marti while we were in Denver. We were talking about a mutual acquaintance ...
California: We Charge People To Read Our Laws For The Benefit Of Californians (3)
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Back in April, we wrote about how the state of Oregon was threatening Carl Malamud, an activist who has been working hard for years to get public content more widely available to people online, for daring to publish Oregon's laws online. The state claimed copyright, not over the laws, but over the presentation of the laws, which Malamud had scanned. After the public outcry over this, Oregon backed down, and Malamud has continued his efforts. ...
First Album Recorded Using DS KORG Emulator Released [Korg Ds-10] (3)
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..and by 'Released' we mean 'put up on a website in a Zip file'. Say what you like about the democratizing power of the internet - it does rather suck the glamour out of album launches. Anyway, what we have here is a cracking little collection of musical experiments created using the KORG DS-10 emulator for the Nintendo DS, for a competition at MP3Death.us/diplodocus. I listened to all twelve tracks on the way home tonight ...
HOWTO live in a schoolbus (8)
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Over at Instructables, user Zim started a series on how to live in a schoolbus. The first installment is about how to get the bus, make it road legal, and gut it for interior construction. Zim also links to Skoolie, an interesting online community devoted to school bus conversion. From Instructables: A few years back, I got tired of living the American Dream and struggling to keep up with a horrendous mortgage and rising credit ...
Gene Simmons Totally Looks Like A Yawning Cat (2)
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